Representatives from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Texas Education Agency will conduct a series of listening sessions in Texas during the week of Dec. 12, according to a news release from the Department of Education.

A state senator’s bid to expand parental rights to information about their students is drawing spirited criticism from educators and LGBT activists who argue it does not protect students at risk of abuse if teachers or school officials out them to their families.

The Killeen Independent School District board of trustees Tuesday unanimously approved a motion for a public hearing on the current rezoning proposal, which will potentially shift schools for thousands of district students for the 2017-2018 school year.

When Texas lawmakers in 2015 were considering allowing the concealed carry of handguns on college campuses by license holders, the leadership at the University of Texas System was one of the idea's most powerful opponents.

HARKER HEIGHTS — From the jazz band’s sounds echoing from a stage to a working robot and numerous informational displays, middle school students and parents learned about a wealth of options available for high school students in the Killeen Independent School District.

Since 1996, Killeen has seen its population rise by 60,000 to just shy of 138,000. As the city grows, so does school enrollment, prompting the district to build two new schools that will open in the fall.

BELTON — The Belton Police Department and Belton Independent School District are working jointly now to identify a 911 caller who said just before 9:30 a.m. Thursday that a person with a gun was at ninth-grade campus.